Color/Appearance: heartwood is a Yellowish brown or light brown with a slight yellowish tint. Sometimes found as a darker chocolate brown. Sometimes has a purplish cast but the purple fades with time. The color is even with no distinguishing patterns. Lightens with exposure to UV. The sapwood is usually white in color, sometimes with a yellow tint, and is sharply demarcated from the heartwood.

Grain/Pore: The grain is generally straight (ocassionally interlocked) and the luster is low to medium, texture is fine to medium and even. It polishes well and finishes well with all finishing agents, taking on a silky appearance when finished because of the fairly tight grain.